(LSH2903) Final Reflection

Final Reflection

                        _{1. Organization}

1.       The Zayed Higher Organization (ZHO) is an organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs, located in the emirate of Abu Dhabi as an umbrella for all humanitarian people, social services, orphanages, special needs in purpose of supporting and combining the people who feel the need. There are many centers at ZHO that has the volunteering programs but we chosen the Autism center that will be our pathway for volunteering.

                                _{2. Best part of volunteering}

2.        There are many best parts of the volunteering at autism center that contributes in giving me a good life experience. Therefore, my best part is that when the teacher at autism center gave me the role in being the teacher at the class in order to support the students in some of their strong obstacles.

                      _{3. Support the community}

3.          Volunteering is something that you provide to the society and it is part of our culture that gives a new insight and awareness of those whose lives are affected in a diverse ways, that makes their challenges huge and strong therefore the volunteering contributes to support them to feel the strength facing these obstacles and challenges. In the other hand, my efforts contributed on giving the people who feel the need some positive potentials in order to defeat these strong challenges by supporting them in drawing, writing, and some times reading. I spent hours with the autism center students that will never be forgotten by giving ideas and instructions and gaining new experience from them.

                                   _{4. Summary of what all what I learned}

4.          In conclusion I would like to thank who had contributed in making me a volunteer at ZHO to be part of the society supporter and I would like to thank Mr. Gregory my Community Service teacher who taught me a lot of his life experience in his path of volunteering in order to master this course. I learned many things from this volunteering period that we gained which is patience, communication skills, courage to deal with tough situations and many other skills that will help my in my future.

                                                                                           

Name: Mohamed Musallam Al Katheeri

          Section: CIU

          Subject: Community Service (LSH 2903)

The survey (Interview with Ms.Catherine) at autism center

During The Interview with Ms. Catherine ( The Advice Manager at ZHO at Autism Center)

The survey (Interview with Ms. Catherine) at autism center

Peace, mercy and blessings of God on you, good morning to all. My name is Mohamed Musallam Al Katheeri student in Higher College of Technology (HCT) studying mechanical engineering. Today we will have an interview or a survey with Ms. Catherine

The advice manger in (Zayed Higher Organization for humanitarian care & special needs.)

Me:  Good Morning. 

Ms. Catherine: Good Morning.

Me: I have list of question for you that would help me to complete my survey.

Ms. Catherine: I would be pleased to help.

Me: Lets start with the first question. Tell me about yourself, what do you do for living?

Ms. Catherine: My background is special education I worked in the UK in the children services developing inclusive practices for children who have disabilities or additional needs, I came to the UAE in 2008 to continue to develop international best practice and inclusive education in the community.

Me: How many years you have been working in special needs?

Ms. Catherine: I have been working in special needs for 45 years.

Me:  That is human’s age!!! Do you feel comfortable in your occupation?  

Ms. Catherine:  Yes I love my job; ZHO is an excellent organization that has an insightful vision to special needs people and I am very privileged to be part of that process in such organization.

Me:  When you like your job off course there is something that motivates you in this center, what is that thing?

Ms. Catherine: All the staff in this center specially Ms. Aisha as a director of the autism center who contribute in developing the education inclusivism.

Me:  Why do you choose Abu Dhabi?

Ms. Catherine: Abu Dhabi chooses me and I was very lucky. I met people in Dubai who aim to develop organization of special needs in Abu Dhabi and I had to contribute to be a part of that process.

Me:  How Many classes in autism center?

Ms. Catherine: At the moment there are 15 classes and total population of students is 75.

Me:  Why volunteering should be remarkable or vital to the community?

Ms. Catherine:  Volunteering is something that you give and it is part of your culture that gives a new incite and awareness of those whose lives are affected in a different ways that makes their challenges big and strong therefore the volunteering contributes to support them to feel the strength facing these obstacles and challenges.

Me:  Thank You Ms. Catherine for your time and I am lucky in such interview.

Ms. Catherine:  You are welcome Mohamed hope to see you volunteering again in ZHO.